![IADRtoolkitImage](/sites/default/files/styles/50_50/public/2021-09/toolkitImage.png?h=0a8ba8e7&itok=oMcgAF80)
International Advocacy Toolkit
The IADR International Advocacy Toolkit will assist IADR members across the world in developing advocacy and communications campaigns in support of dental, oral and craniofacial research.
![sugar beverages](/sites/default/files/styles/50_50/public/2021-09/sugar-drinks-pexels-50-50_0.png?itok=JWvi3Fns)
Sugar-sweetened Beverages
In addition to dental caries, sugar-sweetened beverages and free sugars are common risk factors for obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Read the full IADR science policy statement on sugar-sweetened beverages.
More important topics in science and dental research
Safety of Dental Amalgam
Adopted June 2019
![dentist working](/sites/default/files/styles/listing/public/2021-09/dentist-working-pexels.jpg?itok=Si8t3NeA)
The Use of Tobacco
Adopted 2001
![cigarettes](/sites/default/files/styles/listing/public/2021-09/cigarettes-pexels.jpg?itok=-a5dhUZ1)
Individual and Professional Methods of Fluoride Use
Adopted 2022
![toothpaste](/sites/default/files/styles/listing/public/2022-06/toothpaste-g54b9fa942_1920.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=Mb-fWIIA)
Community Water Fluoridation
Adopted 1979, Updated 1999 and 2022
![Community Fluoride](/sites/default/files/styles/listing/public/2022-06/water-g92b994e23_1920_0.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=eTfsIvkN)
Questions about IADR Science Policy?
![](/sites/default/files/styles/125x125/public/2021-09/Makyba.jpg?itok=deRr_v8o)